11 Awesome Ways to Say I Love YouHere are special ways real couples have showed each other the love.

By Ian HarveyIllustration by Alex Mathers (iStockphoto)

“Making dinner and doing the dishes when I’ve had a long day.” —Trudy, Hampton, N.B.

“She thinks I watch way too much soccer, but she bought me a Toronto FC season ticket.” —Justin, Toronto

“It could be the briefest touch when we passed in a hallway.” —Donna, Louisdale, N.S.

“He surprised me with a spa day…just because!” —Tina, Toronto

“We met briefly in Austria when I was 19. Eight years later I found him again on the web back in Canada. He sent me a package with a birthday card for every year we were apart. We married in 2005.” —Heather, Calgary